Turkey and the EU: slowly but surely
WASHINGTON, DC: When Turkey was granted official-candidate status for EU membership in 1999, neither the EU nor Turkey thought that the transition would be an easy or rapid one. And…
Journalists on hunger strike hospitalized
CAIRO: Journalists continued their hunger strike Wednesday against the refusal of the Journalists' Syndicate to grant them membership.Three journalists, Mohamed Abdel Raouf and Abdu Zaky from El-Badeel, and Ramy Hussein…
Health Ministry investigates deaths at Nile Badrawi Hospital
CAIRO: The Health Ministry launched an investigation into the death of two patients at the Nile Badrawi Hospital in Maadi, both of whom reportedly used defective oxygen tanks while in…
Landmark sexual harassment case ends in three-year sentence
CAIRO: The first sexual harassment case to be taken to court in Egypt ended with a landmark three-year jail sentence for the accused at the North Cairo courthouse in Abbasiya…
Egypt draw 'lucky' Algeria in World Cup
ZURICH: The last time World Cup underachievers Egypt reached the tournament they defeated Algeria en route.So the unhappiness of the Pharaohs at being drawn against the North Africans here Wednesday…
Ahly uphold decision to broadcast games exclusively
CAIRO: Egyptian champions Ahly have released a statement confirming their intent to air the team s league games exclusively on the club s satellite channel. The decision was taken in…
Wigan step up efforts to sign Zaki permanently, say reports
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic chief executive Brenda Spencer reportedly set to arrive in Cairo soon to hold talks with Zamalek officials over signing Amr Zaki on a permanent basis.Reports in England…
Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims
Release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns that some of the background music may offend…